19 of our great MMS team were in Ambatolahy last week for the first MMS of 2023. Starting with a service of blessing as usual, they saw over 540 people, including 33 surgical operations (appendix, cysts, hernias, abcesses). Some had been waiting for 2 days; others had travelled 70km to be there. All went well…
Sunrise at the workshop – prelude to another day of methodical progress in the build.
Doreen Mutoni Kayiranga joins us this month as the new Country Director of HoverAid Madagascar.
MMS Ankavandra took place from August 8th to August 12th, with a team of 7 Medical Staff and 2 Pastors. Although the mission started with some problems with overloaded power generators, good cooperation with the Authorities and locals meant that the equipment was soon in place. Pastors minister to a new believer following a medical…
This is Frenclain, a 4 year old child seen at this week’s MMS in Mangabe. He has hydrocephalus and some signs of paralysis..
Ankatafana. 4000 people. 900 homes damaged or destroyed. 100 living in this school. Baby Estefia born yesterday in the school. Mum is called Basteny. They have lost everything but now they have each other. Donate to our emergency appeal
John Greaves recently delivered a fascinating and challenging talk updating the Kaleidoscope group on the work of Hoveraid: Because so much of Madagascar cannot be reached by car, boat or aeroplane HoverAid uses hovercraft (hence the name) to conduct its relief work – reaching the unreachable. We also learnt that… Madagascar is larger than California;…
CEO John Greaves talks about his answered prayer. https://uk.hoveraid.org/wp-content/uploads/john-greaves-answered-prayer-1-2.mp3
11-year-old girl Rasoanantenaina Olga from needed our help. She had osteitis on her leg, and it had become irretrievably infected, requiring amputation. The only way was to evacuate her from her village, Marolambo, back to the hospital in Tana. Without this, her life was in danger. We arranged for the surgery, and our friends at…
HoverAid is protecting communities in Madagascar from the effects COVID19. Hovercraft are a key element is what makes HoverAid unique. A full programme of MMSs is planned for 2021; fundraising activities to support this are ongoing.